THE OMAHA DAILY
TWENTIETH YEAR. OMAHA , FlttDAi : MORNING ; , JANUARY 23 , 1S91. NUMBER 211) ) .
THE REVIEW OF THE TROOPS ,
An Imposing Military Display at Pine
Ridge Agency.
HOSTILE AND FRIENDLY SPECTATORS ,
Itulinn Girls ICscnpc From tlio riolinol
Store Troops Ordered Homo
-Thoso Tlmt Will Stay
The Agent Hick.
PINH Hmou Aaracr , S. D. ( via Kushvllle ,
Nob. ) , Jan. V , [ Special Telegram to THE
UP.B. ] The review of the troops in the field
took place this morning at 11 o'clock about
four miles from the agency. It attracted
tbo attention of nearly all the friendly ana
hostile Indians at the agency. The weather
was cold , but the soldiers paid but little at
tention to it and presented an Imposing ap
pearance. The column was led by the Oga-
lalla scouts under Lieutenant Taylor of tlio
_ Ninth cavalry. Tlio Infantry followed under
'colonel Whcaton of the Second. Then came
the artillery under Captain Cupron , and
llnally the cavalry under General Carr of
tlio Sixth. Therovlowwas held by General
Miles , who was attended by his staff. The
column marched past the commanding gen
eral in company front , requiring an hour to
do so. After Iho review of the military
there was a grand display of the transporta
tion department of the army , which was
well eonducte I. There were U.OOO mon and
D7U horses in line.
Several girl inmates of the boarding school
have run n\vnv from the Institution. It Is
claimed thut they have been induced to go by
the stones of their parents , who endeavor to
convince them that their structure Is to bo
burned down by the B rules.
General Miles has directed General Brooke
to order Captain Well's battalion , compris
ing troops i\ . and B of the Eighth cavalry ,
commanded respectively by Lieutenants
J. C. Byron and 13. J. Kemp , to report Im
mediately for duty at Fort Meade la this
state. The troopa of the department of the
Missouri , now in the Held , buvo been
ordered to their several stations. This affects
the Loavenworth battalion with the excep
tion of Iho above troops commanded by Col
onel Sanford and comprising troops I of the
first , Lieutenant Scott : I of the Fifth , Lieu
tenant Vestal ; F of the Second , Unptaln
Swignrt. It also includes four troops of the
Seventh cavalry , but these have not yet been
indicated.
Colonel Ilcnrv has been ordered to seek a
sheltered camp with his battalion of the
Ninth cavalry at n distance of not more than
ten miles from this agency.
Seventy members of tlio First Infantry ,
Colonel Shatter , San Francisco , have been
yillowcd transfer at will to icpinients nowhere
hero and belonging to other departments.
These changes still leave four of the Seventh
cavalry , Capron's light battery of the Fiist
nitiUery , all of the First , Twenty-hccond and
. Seventeenth Infantry , the Sixth cavalry , and
two companies of the Eighth Infantry in the
Forty moro guns wore surrendered to Gen-
cml Miles at dusk this evening , It has been
/inounood that Colonel Corbln , who has acted
as adjutant general to General Miles in the
field during this campaign , has been tians-
Jorrcd to Los Angeles , department of Ari
zona.
Agent Pierce , recently appointed to this
agency , Is very sick ,
The \VoniKloct Knee Inquiry.
CIIICAOO , Jan. 22. Assistant Adjutant
General Corbln was asked tonight if the
ofllcml report on the Investigation of the
replied r * "If fmdTthat'Colonol Forsytno was
unmindful of the Instructions Issued by Gen
eral lilies against the very things that hap
pened that nay. The reports that the inquiry
freed , the responsible persons from blurao arc
erroneous. "
I'arncll Comes Up Smiling at the
Opening of I'nrliam'oiit.
LONDON , Jan. 23. [ Special Cablegram t <
Tun DEE. ] In spite of their victory a1
Hartlcpool , tno liberals failed to look jubl
lant at the opening of parliament today. The
possible presence of Parnoll had a depressing
effect. Ho sat between Sexton and Justli
McCarthy nnd probably felt or looked mori
lOinTortablo than cither of his ox-followers.
They hnd nothing to say. Ho gave notlci
of his intention at an early day to call the at
tcntion of the administration to the crime
< 5-nct In Ireland. Bo loses no tlmo taking tin
Initiative nnd his opponents must wake up li
they want to deprive him of the leadership.
O'Shea will not down nnd Insists on know
Ing why McCarthy said that Lochowooi
oould have put different complexion Into tu <
divorce null had ho cross-examined O'Shea.
Lockowood denies having said so. McC.xr
thy denies having said Lockowood did. It If
always understood that MaCarthy got his ln >
formation on the subject from Parnoll and IK
made Parnoll wrnthy by divulging It.
William Lcddcrdalo , governor of the Banl
of England , was presented the freedom of th <
city In a gold box today by the common coun
ell for averting n commercial crisis by nldlut
the Barings.
Thocasoof tbodulto of Bedford's suIcUV
will ho made the subject of parliamentary in
qulry because the coroner did not Inform th
police and was accountable. The pathatl
death bed scene ; the slowly sinking ; pulse
even the respect felt for an Income of eve
500,090 is unable at times to prevent an li :
vestigatlon.
aeo/4v.4 K is in.nt. :
60 Says n Correspondent to aliondlni
Cincinnati 1'npor.
CINCINNATI , O. , Jan. 23. [ Special Teleghar
to TUB BKE. ] Today's Enquirer has the fo
lowing from Its Washington correspondent
The free coin ago bill U dead. The colnag
committee of the house to which It was n
forred has a majority ot Its members , Inchu
lug two eastern democrats , against It. Thl
means It will bo smothered and never bo r <
ported , On a square vote the bill would pas
the. house by a majority of between ten an
fifteen. The report that Harilson woul
veto the bill in any event now seems to I
well sustained.
Tbo president has determined to bring tti
force bill to n vote so as to force a showln
of hands. U now looks as if the cloture rcsi
lution will prevail and that within fort ]
eight hours a vote will bo reached. Tlilsii
dlcates the passage nf tlio force monsuro 1
fomo shniio , the apportionment bill and tl
steamship subsidy bill.
A J iok y'H Mnrrlngo ,
ST. Louis , Mo. , Jan. 2i ( .Special Tel
pratntoTint BKK. ] Anthony Hamilton , 01
of the "Big Four" jockeys of America , ran
lug with Isaac Murphy , "Snapper" Giurlsc
and Jluunlo MuLaughlln , and last year tl
lending Jockey I'or the late August 13 el mo n
was married hero tonight tn Nils ? Annlo ]
lesslcy , the acknowledged hello of Afrlci
swelldom. The bride Is the stop-daughter
Frank ICstell , head janitor of the Ladct
building , himself a negro of considorat )
wealth. The ceremony wns porformea on tl
eighth lloor of the structure which ho co
trols , nnd invitations to the number of so
oral hundred wcra Issued , Hamilton h
made a fortune riding for the Bclmont , Ha
ln and other stables.
A Formal Vup Hot.
LONDON , Jan. 2.J. [ Simclal Cablegram
TUB Her. ] The coroner's Jury \\hlch h
bocn Investigating tuu death of the duke
Bedford bos formally rendered a verdict
the effect that the duke died fie
a bullet wound through hU heart
and that ho com mil toil suicide
v/hllo / suffering from temporary insanity -
sanity duting an attack of pneumonia.
The whole affair Is shrouded In mystery.
Five days elapsed before the duke's death
was registered and the newspapers join In
censuring thd attempts of the various pablic
ofllcluli concerned to hush the matter up. Mo
such nn extent wai the policy of secrecy fol
lowed that oven some of the members of the
duke's family were not aware of the real
cause of his death until the facts were pub
lished In the newspapers.
At the inquest It wus learned that the duke
wan entirely alone when ho committed sui
cide , havinc dismissed his nurse * Just a mo
ment before flring'the fatal bullet. Thocoro-
ncr states that tlio inquest was held at the
lute rcfklenco of the duke and that nothing
out of the usual course occurred. The Jury
waq chobcn in the usual manner nnd the
house w.is open to the public. The coroner
added that ho did not know whether re
porters were present at the inquest or not.
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Wct'rn I'enplo in Olilcatso.
Cinctao , Jan. 2.J. [ Special Telegram to
TIIK UFK. ] At the Pnlmnr-IIon. W. A. Me-
Kclghan , Kcd Cloud , Nob. ; Hon. 0. M. Kem ,
Ilrokcn Bow , Neb.
At the Cltfton-Mra. Charles P. Eustls ,
Miss Ethel S. Pierce , J. Woods and T. F.
Iloyd of Omalm ; T. B. Herd and F. Davis of
Central City , Neb.
At the Trcmont T. O. Elchelborgcr nnd
F. M. Phillips , Omuha ; Oeorgo W. Lohr ,
Valentino , Neb.
Hon. W. J. Bryan of Lincoln , Nob. , Is a
guest of Judge Ijytnan Trumbull at No , 4DOS
LnUo avenue. He loaves for Washington to
morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock , In company
with Hon. W. A. McKcIghnnaml Hon. 0. M.
Kem , to look after the bill for the relief of
Nebraska settlers ,
KISG K.tTj.tH.Atf.l'.S f'U.\EJK.l f. .
Americans D. ) Hinor tn the Dead
Itiili-r < if U\wnli.
SA.SFHASCHCO , Cal. , Jan. 22. The last
honors were paid In Sin Francisco to tholato
King Kiilnkaua of Hawaii this afternoon.
The body lay in state last night In the mortu
ary chapel of Trinity Epbcopil church ,
guarded by United States soldiers. This
morning the strosts In the vicinity ot the
church wore jammed with ucoplo. The in
vited guests began arriving at the chuich before -
fore 1 o'clock , the Hawaiian representatives
being the first to enter the struc
ture. Admiral Brown and staff were
followed by the Golden Unto command-
cry of Knights Templar , which had several
times entertained the king and had been in
vited by him to attend a grand entertain-
mentln tbclrhonor in Honolulu next summer.
Admiral Brown had icquoated that the com-
mandcry act as n guard of honor. They were
followed by other Masonic bodies , rcpresonta- ,
lives of foreign governments , city and county
ofllcials , federal and state judiciary , various
civic societies , clubs nnd trade orgunlratlons.
At the chancel the American and Hawaiian
colors were dr.ipcd behind jots of gas ar
ranged in the form of a crown. The pews re
served for the Hawaiian party uore draped
in black and the chancel was filled with largo
and choice floral pieces , the offerincs of
personal friomWand societies of which the
king had been a member. The most note
worthy wai that of Islam temple of Nobles
of the Mvstlo Shrine , towhich King Knla-
kaun had been admitted but a few days be
fore his death.
At 1:30 : p. m. the casket was brought in ,
followed by ti party which accompanioJ the
king from Honolulu , All the Episcopal
ministers except Bishop Kip , who was ill ,
were present. A selection from the scrlptxire
was read by Bishop Snaldlng , and the hymn ,
"Jerusalem the Golden , " was sung by a
choir , , . , Jiev.J r.i6auderRHcedJldellreileiJ the
funeral discourse. " The choir ang "RocK ot
Ages , " the creed was repeated by the clergy
and these present and after the benediction
tbo casket wns slowly conveyed tothohcnrso.
The profession was headed by two troops
of the Fourth United States cavalry and the
band of the Filth United States artillery.
Next came the light battery of the Fifth
United States artillery , followed by the See'
end bngado of the National guards of Cali
fornia. Tlio hoaruo was escorted bv Golden
CSatocommandcry of Knights Tempiar. The
suitn of the king followed the hcnrso In a
carriage and after him came General Gib
bon and staff , Adinir.il llrown and stud ,
federal , state , city and county olllcials , rep
resentatives of inorcaiitlle bodies , civic soci
eties and private citizens. Dense crowds
thronged the slrcets. Between Powell and
tbo foot of Market street not less
than ono hundred thousand people assembled ,
Although there bad Ikcn no call for tbo clos
Incr of business houses , tncre was a total cos
sntioa of business nlong tholino , of march ,
At the foot of Maikct street the troopi
formed in line and presented arms and the
casket was placed on the light house stcamci
and taken to the flagship Charleston. Then
It was placed in the after barbette under i
canopy of American and Hawaiian flags
The Charleston's anchors were soon.wcighci
and she moved down the bay wuilomlnuti
guns were fired from Alcatrn/ and Presidio
She passed through the Golden Gate at ;
o'clock.
American linn
[ Copi/rfu/it / lint l > iiJamrGi > nli >
BUKJ.IX , Jan. 22. [ New York Herald Caul
Special to Tin : EKE. ! The relchstag dla
cussed today the motion of Ilerr Barthli
favorof the rcadmisslon of American porkint
Germany. In his speech Dr. Barth deciarei
that American pork was now smugglei
Into Germany , via Holland , in largo quantl
ties , under the dlsgulso of Hutch pork
therefore , he thought it better to admit i
openly. Herr Bocttieher , however , ropliei
that the government , must decline to accej
the motion , us 7 per cent of American pork 1
proved to bo affectou by trichinosis , and a
long as America docs not "onforco the propc
inspection of pork intended for export , th
prohibition could not bo relaxed ,
The \Venthnr Ki.roeast.
For Omaha and Vicinity Fair ; statiot
ary temperature.
For .Nebraska Light local snows ; clcarln
during the day ; northerly winds ; statlonar
temperature czccpt In southwestern portion
colaer.
For Iowa Light local snows , but general !
fair during tbo day ; ' northwesterly winds
stationary temperature.
For South Dakota Light local snows 1
custom , fair In western portion ; nortbeil
winds ; stationary temperature except In o
treino western portion ; slightly warmer.
Gets Som Lymph.
Ciucioo , Jan. 22. The Chicago polycllul
hnslwcn treating a number of patients wit
Kocn's lyulpb , but has been hampered by tli
Inadequate supply. The ofllcers of the inst
tutioa were greatly elated today at the n
celpt from President Harrison of on
of the 11 vo vials of the lymph r <
celved by him from Minister to Go
many 1'helps , I'rcsldent Miller propose
to select patients with great cnra and wide
tbo experiments so us to cover dases , lupm
tubercular diseases' ? ! tho' bones and Join !
and Incipient cases of tuner ulosli. Patlcnl
are ( oming from nil parts of the northwest.
New Xclu-nskii I'oHtinniitcrs.
\VASIII.NGTOX , Jan. 22. [ Special Tclegra
to TIIK Hue. ] The president today uom
natcd the following postmasters for Ni
brasku : GcorgoV. . Ferrell , Eidgar : Km
O. Follows , Auburn ; Adrian II , ICnegsma
Blue Hill : Kphralm N. Hoe. Cambridge. 11
also nominated John \VbcUtouo for pos
master at Iowa City , la.
Korly Mlnvr Klllcil Outright.
ST. PKTEUSHCIIO , Jun. 23 , Details rccclvi
here today of the colliery explosion yosterdi
near Cracow show that forty miners at woi
ill the pit were killed outright. Eighi
others were taken out. In an unconscious co
ditioa nnd It Is fuumt ninny of ( hum will D
recover.
GOOD WORDS FOR NEBRASKA ,
"What Secretary Husk Das to Say in His
December Drop Report.
MANY PEOPLE JUMP AT CONCLUSIONS.
ThoScnato Committee on Commoroo
Aercci to Kcport Favorably the
Onuilm Utilise Bill With .
Amendments , ;
BuaB.vuTitc 0 vni BUB , )
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D. O. . Jan . ' 'J. J
' Secretary Rusk has lust Issued his Decem
ber crop report. It contains no report from
Nebraska , but lias seine ecnornl observations
of importance to the farmers of that state.
Speaking of corn , the report say's : "The
November return of the yield for some states
was criticised In a few quarters , generally by
panlc-stilckeu dealers , who insisted upon tiio
necessity of counting out largo areas as
abandoned and further discounting the loss
by mentally Including the whole area in the
calculation necessary to determine the
average yield , This was especially true
In the case of Nebraska , where the carefully
made and considered estimates from corre
spondents , which showad about CO nor cent
of the rate of yield of the provlou4iycar , were
discredited by these Hghtnlni ? calculators ,
who generally based their estimates upon a
knowledge of the result In a few of the worst
counties and hastily assumed that the whqlo
state was as bad. For the satisfaction of
'this ofllco an additional investigation ror this
state was made after husking gave bettor op
portunity for mature Judgment. These
later returns from our correspondents ,
every producing county In "tho state being
covered , reduced the first estimate
by about two bushels , making the rate
eighteen bushels Instead of the ton which
critics Insisted upon , A striking verification
of this final estimate Is the fact that our re
turns from nearly sixty-eight thousand Ne
braska farmers make almost the same
nvcrago for the state , and the county by
county show but little variance. Ills a strik
ing tribute tothocaro and accuracy of our
Nebraska county correspondents. The error
which these not accastoined to crop reporting
fall into is hasty aggregation. Ono critic ,
who was especially emphatic In his assertion
that the estimate was double what
it should be , was asked to glvo his
own estimate In detail for all counties with
which ho was personally familiar. He did
so , and it was slightly higher than the re
turns from correspondents from the same
counties. "
Nebraskans Interested In the sucar crop
will read this from the report : -'The sugar
crop has been a largo ono , the output
of cano sugar In Louisiana being evi
dently in excess of that of last
year. The year marks nn Important
forward step In our experiments with other
sugar providing plants , the making of sugar
from beets having been n commercial success
in Nebraska , Kansas and California. The
results of this camualgn give promise that
the tlmo when this country shall bo less de
pendent for this staple article upon the
plantations of foreign countries Is at hand ,
and it may bo that within a few years the
$00,000,000 annually sent abroad will go to
the pockets of our own farmers. "
, * * -WlE OJUHA JJIIIDOEJL CKUTAIJJTT. . . * fT ; J
The senate committee on commerce today
agreed to report fnvoraoly Senator Mnmlor-
son's bill providing for a low railroad bridge
across the Missouri between Omaha nnd
Council Bluffs. The commltceo tnaUo some
amendments to conform to the recommenda
tions of the secretary of war and that ofllciul
now endorses the ineosuto. The amendments
nro to the latter part of section 2 , which
is made to read as follows : ' 'The said bridge
shall bo constructed without Interference
with the security and convenience of naviga
tion of said river beyond what Is necessary
to carry Into effect the rights nnd privileges
hereby granted ; and in order to secure that
object the said corporation shall submit to
the secretary of war for his examination and
approval a design of and drawings for
said bridge nnd a map of the proposed
location giving for the space of
ono milo above and 0:10 mlle below
such- proposed location the high and low
water lines upon the bnnki of the river , the
direction and strength of the currents at all
stages of the water , with soundings acuratcly
showing the bud of the stream and the loca
tion of any other bridge or bridges , such
maps to bo sulllcicntly In detail to enable the
secrotarv of war to judge of the
proper location of said bridge , nnd shall
furnish such othar Information as maybe
bo required for a full understanding of
the subject , and until the said plaa and loca-
tlon of the bridge arc approved by the secre
tary of war , the construction of said bridge
shall not bo commenced. " The lost part of
section8 is made to read thus : "This act
shall bo null and void if the construction of
said bridge shall not bo commenced within
ono year and bo finished within thrco years
from its passage "
Thcsoamendments cover nil the sugges
tions of the secretary of war , who savs in his
letter , which was written by General Casey ,
chief of engineers : "Tho Interests of navi
gation In my opinion nro sufficiently pro
tected by the terms of tlio bill , nndifamcnded
as rctommcndcd 1 see no objection to its
pjssngo bv congress. "
It is the general belief now that the bill
will bo passed Dy both houses at this session.
If this bridge bill becainesalaw and there
Is every reason to believe it will Omaha , it
Is dtalcd , will got a boom in railroad business ,
as some roads will run branches into that
city. It will also bo the ilrst bill congress
has ever passed providing for a low bndge
over a navigable river. The perseverance ol
Senator Manderson did the work. It was
duo to his personal efforts thut
General Casey and the secretary of wai
endorsed the bill and the committee
on commerce favorably reported it to thosen <
ate. It is the purpose of Senator Manderson
to got the h 11 passed before rival companies
get In their work , and Mr. Connell says he
will have the bill taken from the desk o !
Speaker Heed nnd passed without reference
to committee , us tlio committed on commerce
has already reported favorably a duplicate ,
NUT TIIKIU CHOICE.
Senators Paddock nnd Mandorson are con'
sldorably vexed over the appointment of Prof
Warner of Lincoln to bo superintendent ol
charities for the District of Columbia yester
day without their consent. They vorj
earnestly urged the appolr-tmont of Gov
crnor Thnver nnd bellevo that ho wo ;
o especially lilted for the position. They boll
say that they want it distinctly understood
that they did not oven consent to the a .ppolnt .
incut of Waraoi because they did not bcllevi
that the republicans of Nebraska nroespcc
tally Interested In this gentleman , as ho ha :
been In the state but a short tlmo , and tho' '
wanted an old wheelhorso Hko GoYcrnoi
Thnycr. The place will of course bo takci
out of tbo stuto patronage.
1NO.U.I.S M1SK.NT ON IMPOltTANT IR'SlNtSS.
A very significant nnd amusing announce
niotit was iniido In the Donate this morning
When the roll was being called Mr. Alllsoi
arose and stated that ho was paired wlli ( tin
senator from Kansas , Mr. Ill trullsu > on ul
questions affecting the cloture resolution am
the federal election law. As Mr , Allison I :
In favor of these propositions , of course Mr
Ingalls Is ugalnst them , Mr. Allison civjitbi
u 8mllo when ho Muted that Mr. Ingalls wa :
absent at his homo on important tnislues :
affecting his personal Interests. Very lev
people supposed that Senator Ingills wouti
oppose the cloturoresolution , although It wa
understood thut ho was against the electioi
bill. Senator "Wushburn of Minnesota re
marked today that whllo ho was In favor o
the cloture rule ho was opposed to the clot
tlon bill and would veto against It. Thor
wore nine other republicans who were uls
opposed to the election bill , ho asserted , am
their opposition would bo sufllclcct to dcfca
the measure without any , ilortbt If Mr.
Wnshburn Is right In his canvass there Is no
reason why Mr. Hoar should continue to
press the bill , as there \vmiia , tot uo the
slightest probability of its vn&fcge.
jUIMT MXTTKItS.
ZjlcutenantOarlln Wn , theSdveath cavalry
ofllcer wounded at Iho rectmt battle at
Wounded Knee creek , B. D.has ( been ordered
to report to Colonel K.tVTownsond , Twelfth
Infintry , president of the army examining
bonidnt Fort Lcavcmvorth , Kan. , for exam
ination for promotion.
By direction of the secretary of war Captain
Francis J. Ives , assistant surgeon , Is relieved
from temporary duty nt Pin ? Udo ! agency ,
South Dakota , to take effect when his serv
ices can bo spared by the commanding ofllccr
of the troops there stationed , and will then
return to Now Y"ork city and rcsumo his
leave of ubsonro
By the direction of tlio secretary oJ war
Captain Edwin fc\ Gardner , assistant sur
geon , Is relieved from duty at I'lno Uldgo
agency and will proceed without delay to
FortHlloyICansas , and report for temporary
duty to the commanding oftlcor ol that post.
In connection with paiMtfraph 11 , general
orders No. 77 , series of 18UO , the colonel
and regimental staff of the Fifteenth
Infantry will proceed without delay to
Fort Shendnn. Illinois , far station. The
travel enjoined is necessary for tbo public
service. The non commissioned stall , baud
and companies of the regiment serving In
the department of Dakota will , under orders
to bo glvon by the major general command
ing the division of the Missouri , change sta
tion to Fort Sheridan so Hoon us the barracks
there shall have bcoa reported tcndy for oc
cupancy. Captain Anderson will report at
Pine Itidgo and proceed to Yellowstone park
nnd assume command of Camp Sncridan.
Seth V. 1'cckand Thomas , Al. Weaver of
'Iowa have been appointed to SI , 000 clerkships
In the war department.
J. I1. Staats of Ottumwo , la. , Is hero.
Mrs. Lewis A. Groff and the Misses Groff
i the land commissioner's ' ; inmlly will ro-
icivo Mondays alter January 19 at 1200 East
Capital street. '
Miss Delia Wilcox of Idwa , daughter of
bo late Major Wilcox , Is veiling her sister
it 211 New Jersey uvcnuo ) northwest.
Hcpresentntlvo Dorsoy callcid upon the sec
retary of war today and Had u talk respect
ng the reports In press dispatches to the
jfl'ect that the Indians at Pine Uidgo were
ul Ion and threatening und'llablo to make nn-
ither outbreak If the troofw are withdrawn.
_ * Ir. Dorsev said ho would object to the with
drawal of the troops as long as there was
any danger of further trouble. Secretary
Proctor suid ho believed the reports were exaggerated
aggerated- , but that ho would make investi
gation and if found trao would keep the
troops within easy reach and afford ample
protection , and the settlers \ Nebraska and
South Dakota could rest assured that the
war department will do everything to pro
tect thorn and that nothing will bo done
hastily in the way of withdrawing the troops.
J. r\ Hicks was today irppomted post
master at Wcllman , AVashlngtou county ,
"own , vice J. L. Matthews , resigned.
II , LLouckcs of South Dakota , the
farmers' alliance worker , Is' ' hero attending a
national conference ot the farmers' alliance.
W. F" . Baxter and James liisk of Omaha
are at the Kiggs. .
Beach Taylor of Omaha Whoro.
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Dr. M. L.'Plerco was today appointed on
the pension board at Tekamab.
1'fiithv S. HEATH.
ALLI1XCE.
De-legates from tho' Various Bodies
JI-ct lit Washfngtrin.
Jan. 2i. Hppresentatlvcs of
the Knights of Labor , coforod farmers alli
ance , national farmers' blliahco , farmers' '
union and citizens' alliance Mjl'jran a meeting
hero today in accordancc vfilh the Ocala
conference. The representatives 'of throe
organizations ur0 cxB < viteil hero tomor-
* ArtpWi ? > ' :5ofwcmcnt ' 'looking'
to a confederation has' been drawn
up. It provides for a > Joint commit
tee of live from each organization
to represent the confederation. Tbo St.
Louis platform shall bo thebasis , ; each shall
stand pledged to assist , whin possible , in all
local efforts to better the condition of the
people. The 'Joint corriimttco shall have
power to admit other organizations with a
similar object. Each organization shall bo
bound to support the plans agreed upon by
the Joint committee. Adjourned until tomor
row. .
The Silver Pool Investigation.
WASHINGTON' , Jan. 22. The special com
mittee on the silver pool this morning exam-
"ned Senators Stewart , Teller and Walcott.
They denied all knowledgqof the pool.
E. N. Hill , a lawyer , said that one J. W.
Hcdcubcrg , a real estate n-aa from Chicago ,
came to him last spring , talked over silver
legislation anil shoncd what ho said were
certificates for one thousarid ounces of silver
each , suggesting that the vitncss could sell
ono on a margin of twenty-flvo cents a thous
and ounces and would bo paid ono certificate
for every four shares sold , Witness said ho
might sell some to buulncss friends , but
Hedenborc interrupted him , with the state
ment that ho wanted iho certificates sold to
members of congress. Witness did not want
to get Into the thing. Ho had no knowledge
of any certlllcntps being "offered to members
of congress. Witness had written some
essays on bimctallsm which had appeared in
the Congressional llecoru.
Bingloy asked if they iworo delivered as
speeches , but witness laughingly answered
that he did not know whit was done with
thorn. ,
James A. George , who said ho ran a pro
vision store in this city , had heard conversa
tions between Hill and Hedcnberg. Ilcdcn-
berg hud told Hill that ho had got a pool
organized that held millions of ounces of sil
ver. Hedenbcrg wanted witness to
sea southern members , and said ho
did not want free , coinage , but
the house bill , Witness told Hendonbcrg
that bo was a f rco coinage man and if ho
ki > o\v of a congressman jgOhiK the other way
bo would expose them. JJodcnberg. In n
reply to a suggestion from witness , that he
( Hodenberg ) coming front Chicago , ought to
see the Illinois inciubc , [ replica that he
would look after them and wanted wltness'tc
see the southern members. After a state
ment that witness was u free coinage man ,
however , Hedonborg dodged , Him constantly ,
A Courlshii ) Abruptly Ended.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 22. ( ijpoclal Telegram
to THE BEE. ] Young Frank Ehort , son ol
George Ehort , the millionaire-brewer of Now
York , whoso sister recently ! married a noble
man in Europe , went calljug Now Year' :
night and met a girl natndJClara , Hayscr a
a house up town. Ho became infatuated will
her and at different times gave her money
On ono occasion ha gave ( her f , ' 50. Ho alsi
gave her 1,000 or it , > 00 wuHu of diamonds
making an aggregate ol between $3,000 am
$10,000. The girl was jxrfestcd hero toda ;
on a telegram from Inspector Byrnes , charg
Ing her with grand lorc-cdy. .
Pension Oillcu Business * .
WASIIISOTOX , Jan , 23.JtTio statement o
the pension ofllco shows that during the firs
fifteen days of January 10(577 , ( pension ccrtlfl
cutcs were Issued , a Imfec proportion o
which were under the dofxjadent pension ac
of Juno 27 Inst. This Is the largest numbc
over Issued by the uurpau during a Ilk
period. A vast number of inquiries rolatir , |
to pending claims dully received from mem
hers of congress , all of wlilch have been nn
swcred. Is seilously- interfering with th' '
regular business of tbo ofllco. Ono day las
week the Inquiries ot this character rcccivci
amounted to L'USU. t
N'oinhintlonB ,
WABIIIXOTOV , Jan , 32. fho president toda ;
sent the following jlnouiinatlons for post
masters to the senatA : Wisconsin Harvo' '
L. Coo , Port Washington. Minnesota-
Scebach , Hud Winui ? KllaL. Kemp. Monte
video ; Ira D. Warren , Zuiubrek.
-
ItliBiiit'is Troubles.
MONTHS u. , Jan. 22. Olltnour , Llndscy J
Co. , have hud two dcmaiijls for assign men
made upon them. TLUr total llabilitlc
reach SK
A LITTLE OLD MAS OF IDE SEA
Gould Bestrides tha Four Leading Roads of
tbo Now Association ,
HIS INTEREST MERELY SPECULATIVE ,
Tlio Weak Points of the Agreement
New Iowa Classification Pros
pects anil Progress of tlio
Niobrara lloiul.
CHICAGO , Jan , 23 [ Special Telegram to
Tun BKE , ] What these more or less Inti
mately connected with the railroads , but out
side the regular ofllclal class , think : of the
new Western Trafllo association may bo In
ferred from observations on the subject sent
out by a commission bouse , in n clrculaV let
ter to Its customers , who nro dealers In mil-
road stocks nnd securities , In the course of
the circular they say :
' The Western Trafflc association ai planned
and partly organized , Is very weak in'several
particulars , among them Is Its almost certain
Inefllclcncy , unless It violates the prohibition
of pooling , but its specially weak feature
consists la its Inability to conceal Mr.Gould's '
absolute personal control of its management.
Four roads which ho bestrides like the old
man of the sea contribute a majority of the
members of the governing body. If Mr.
Gould's Interest in the properties was that of
n permanent Investor depending for profit on
the steady enhancement of their Intrinsic
value , this might not bo fatal. But as every
body knows that , on the contrary , It Is nn
unscrupulous speculative Interest , the per
ception of his absolutu control by the public
ought to , and thus far hus acted to defer any
but speculative buying of the stocks con
cerned. "
Holer-roil to Could.
New YOIIK , Jan. 22. [ Special Telegram to
TimBcK. ] Ttoro Is not nearly so much en
thusiasm over the presidents' association at
present as there was a couple of weeks ago ,
nnd some rail way men ot this city nro wait
ing for Gould to give so mo Indication of keep-
inc h s promises to start the ball of reform
rolling. Gould was the instigator of tbo
new organization and announced that ho
would bo the first to abolish sonm of the ob
jectionable features of the lurcncy system.
. Ho made a most eloquent plea for the forma
tion of the association , ami promised all sorts
of things. After the association was formed
Gould said that , uoon second thought , the re
forms should bo mndo under the supervision
of the association , oftleinlly , although ho had
previously stated , or was understood to state ,
that he would take the initiative , without wait
ing for ofllcinl action. Ho did , In fact , cur-
tall some of his eastern agencies of tin Mis
souri Pacific and Union Pacific , but the
promised reforms , as he was understood to
mean , were not forthcoming , nor nro there
any Indications of a speedy adoption of them.
Several other features of the wizard's ' be
fore and after actions , nra nttrautln'g atten
tion. Thorc are a few of the men who were
possibly sincere in attempting to en force the
purposes of the association-who are getting
u mlle suspicious. They want to sec Gould's
enthusiasm kept bubbling nudsomoof Iho
promised reforms put In shape. The belief
is current that Gould does not want tosot the
example In the reform line for reasons best
known to himself , When n railway presi
dent , who is a member of thn association ,
was asked today what the next move of the
association will be. ho replied ;
"See Gould. Wo are waltlngto hear from
Nlohrarn's Railroad.
iA , Nub. , Jan. 23. [ Special to THE
BEB.J Engineers Walcoflold and Vincent of
thj Sioux City & Nortawestern railroad com
pany commenced sounding the Klobrara
river at Its mouth yesterday. Thfe is in order
to complete their "stlmatcs on Its construc
tion. It Is rumored that this company will
bo ready with its proposals March 1 , nnd
next season is looked forward to with no
little anxiety , as it will necessitate the con
tinuation of the road now resting nt Bloom-
Held , which will cross the Niobrarn. nt about
the same point. * It is also possible that the
Elkhorn valley road may see ( It to close the
twelve-mile gap between hero and "Vcrdigro.
The Sioux City < fc Northwestern has spent , a
largo sum of money In the survey , and some
think It is the Illinois Central that is at the
the back of it. .
_
New Iowa Classification.
DKS MOIXES , In. , Jan. 22. [ Special to
TIIE BEE. ] The railway commission has pro
mulgated a now Iowa classification to go into
effect Immediately , It is known as claslflca-
tlon No , 7 nnd Is made to correspond to west
ern classification JNo. 11 , and contains only
the modifications made by the railways them
selves , except n change in choose , in carload
lots , from third to fourth class , and in less
thau carload lots , from second to third qlnss ,
to conform to the uniform classification In
force cast of Cnlcago.
About JFrofcht
DCS MOIXES , Ja. , Jan. 23. The railway
commissioners began suit to enforce the
switching charges fixed Dy them. The Chi
cago. Burlineton & Quincy charged ono Cun
ningham Clare $3 for switching a car. The
commissioners appealed to reduce the same
to $1.50. The company refused and a writ of
mandamus to compel obedience is now asked.
THE FA.M.K
Many Acres of Ground \VII1 Co Under
Hoof ,
CincHOO. Jan. 23 , [ Special Tclogritm to
Tim BEE.J The grounds and buildings com
mittee has approved tholavoutot tbo grounds
at Jackson park , submitted by the board of
architects , and has Instructed Chief of Con-
structldn Burnhnm to advertise for now bids
for filling nnd piling. Under the now ar
rangement the nine main department build
ings arc to bo confined to seventy-four acres
south of Sixtieth street , wltn a reserve space
of thirty-tour acres for approaches nnd other
extensions. The plans , as agreed upon , will
place sovcnty-four acres under roof. The
snaco la the park north of Sixtieth
strcot Is to bo occupied by state buildings
and minor displays nnd the space between
Sixty-third and Sixty-fifth streets is reserved
for the railroad loop. The horticultural
building will occupy space along the cast
frontof the lake nnd , just beyond Sixty-fifth
strcot will bo the mining display and the
electrical building. The machinery building
claims cloven and one-half acres along the
line of Sixty-seventh street , extended. The
depart incut of manufactures , liberal arts nnd
ethnology Is given twenty-two and a half
acres fora building near the northwest cor
ner of the park , while Immediately south of
It the live stock department will' occupy
ninety-four acres. As soon as received on
the specifications to bo furnished , the con
tracts will ho let for filling and the actual
work on the exposition will begin.
Chicago & fcrlo TrnliiH All Tlocl Up.
CHICAGO , Jan. 23. Business scorns to have
been practically suspended by the Chicago &
Erie road between Huutlngton , lud , , and this
city. No train hos arrived or left hero since
yesterday , and no attempt bus buen iniulo
elnco Tuesday night to move any freight.
The Eile officials hero refused this morning
to glyo any Information as to tbo condition of
aftulrj ,
Went thy Travelers.
OUICMOO , Jan. 2,1. [ Special Tolosrarn to
THE DKB.l-Mrs. Flood and daughter of Cal-
fornln , with maid , arrived this morning from
New York over the Michigan Central road In
the "Wapncr private car , "Altrlqulta , " and
proceeded to their homo la California in the
same car over the Chicago & Northwestern
nnd Union Pacific.
VKIIV JtKNTHVCTll'K STt , \
Now Knglnnd and tlio Middle \ . .ten
Vlaltpil Floods Thrcatcnot t
Nr.w York , Jan. S3. Much rnln has "i '
over Now England and the middle stnt\ \ <
day , and tonight from many points come. * *
ings of freshets nnd threatened fl
Bridges are bclmr swept away in Dutch
county , Now , York. In the Mo-
buwk valley there Is nn immon.so
ice gorge near Tribes Hill and
the people on the low lands fear a flood. On
the lower Hudson nil day raged the fiercest
gale and rain storm of the season , and seine
places were completely flooded. At Highland
Light , Mass. , a tcrrlfllo southeast gala Is
likely to causa considerable damage- the bay
nnd about the provincial towns. A tcrrlflio
rnln storm , accompanied by high winds ,
prevailed at Danoury , Conn. , doing n vast
amount of dnniago. The Still river has ilscn
nnd the lower Hears of factories are flooded.
In nit parts of the city cellars are flooded and
the streets almost Impassible. Schools are
closed nnd business practically suspended.
Several washouts occurred on the New York
& New England railroad. In Falrlmry ,
Conn , , the rivers are rising , merchants
ilooded out and factories closing.
The largo shop of the Norton
Jewelry company at Uhartloy , Mass. ,
nearly completed , was blown to the ground.
Near islouson , Mass. , the main roatls are sub
merged and piled with ice , which has crushed
telephone nnd telegraph poles. Houses and
barns nro flooded nnd stock Is suffering. Sev
eral points In Vermont report washouts. This
rooming the water came pouring down
from the hills west of Harrington , Mass. ,
ana In n short tlmo the sewers
were choked up and the streets , stores and
houses flooded , causing great damage. A
tcirlllc rainstorm swept over the Wyoming
valley in Pennsylvania. Over one-third of
AVIlhosbarro is now underwater and tr.iulu Is
completely suspended on the street railways.
The gorge In the Susquchnima river extends
thirty-seven miles , and It is feared Unit to
day's ' storm will cause the river to back up
and flood the valley. The dam at Hlbornit ,
N. Y. , on Wapping creek , broke , adding
the wiitcr ol the large pond to
the already swollen stream. The rush
of Ice nnd water moved the largo
Iron brldito on the central New Knglnml
roads. The iron highway brldpo was do-
btroyad and part of the mill at Ilibornla torn
away. At Pleasant Valley tlio people wore
driven Into the second stories of houses and
are only able to get about la boats.
People residing In the vicinity of Capo
Henry were terrified last night by the storm.
Houses swayed mid trees were uprooted. The
wind reached a velocity of Rixty-llvo miles an
hour. TliH morning the water In the Housn-
tonic and Nnug.ituck ( Conn. ) ilvcr.s began
rising and by noon seven feet of water was
falling ovpr the dam. 1'ho meadows and
Derby diiving park were flooded. All the
factories were closed nnd sentinels stationed
to watch the dam. This evening the gate
house on the west end of the long dam begun
to waver and five minutes later was twisted
around by the mass and a section of the
dam three feet deep and 300 feet
loTg went out. The alarm was given and
people rushed from their houses An Im
mense volume of water rushed down the
river nnd the paper mill nmlDoggott's postal
caid factory were badly damaged. The railroad -
road trestle was carried out and several fac
tories have remained closed. Great oxclto
ment prevails , , but no further serious dam-
iigo Is reported. The dam , which was ( jOO
feet long nnd twenty-two feet deep , cost
SJ.OOO.OOO. It is pretty badly damaged. The
Derby train Is stalled botweeii Ansonla and
Birmingham , the water having extinguished
the fire in the locomotive.
M"
The Tier ] I n Mccllonl Society Advances
Arguments ibr ntul Against.
SI bv Jama Gordon HcnneUJ
Jan. 22. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to Tins BCE.J In the discus
sion on Koch's method , which was resumed
In the Berlin Medical society yesterday even
ing , Prof. "Vlrchow showed a preparation
niado from the corpse of n patient who had
boon treated by the now method for pulmon
ary tuberculosis and pleurisy , whereas the
preparation showed symn'oms of general
mlllary tuberculosis. Vlro ow did not , venture
ture- any dcflmto opinion , however , on the
question as to whether death was caused in
consequence of the mistaken treatment. Dr.
Ewald expressed great satisfaction with
the therapeutic successes ho had obtained
by Koch's method in the case of
patients to whom ho had applied It
hi August at the hospital and whom ho had
been able to send homo long ago. Their con
dition , on the whole , was very satisfactory
and ho was convinced that Koch'.s remedy
would do more towards the euro of consump
tion than anything previously known. At
the same time , bo admitted that
ho hud not yet seen any complete
euro. Ho urgently advised his colleagues not
to treat all pulmonary patients Indiscrimi
nately by Koch's method , but to discriminate
very strictly In order to avoid unpleasant
accidents. Prof. Weber of Hallo publishes n
report In today's number of the German
Medical Weekly , attributing little value to
Koch's fluid for the diagnosis of tuberculosis
and advising , as other authorities have aonc ,
that nt all events very small doses should bo
applied at first. _
Another Kxporiiiienr.
Jan. 22. [ Special Cablegram to
TIIK BEB. | At the Charity hospital today ,
Professor Soanobcrg exhibited a con sum i > -
tlvo patient whom the doctor had cut open In
order to show that the Koch lymph might bo
Injected Into the cavity la a diseased lung.
The professor said that the patient , who was
In an advanced stage of the disease , had
been making rapid progress toward recovery
since the operation was performed. This is
the first case In which a patlont has been
operated upon with the knlfo for the purpose
of injecting the lymph.
The Oldest Irvine Mason ,
Dixos , 111 , , Jan. 23. ( Special Telegram U
TUB BEE. ] The oldest living Mason , both In
years and membership , is celebrating h (
one hundredth anniversary today , Sh
Knight Nathan Whitney of Franklin drove ,
this county. A great many prominent knighU
from the surrounding towns and abroad arc
in attendancot the banquet given tonight h
his honor , _
Kllloil AVIiilo Try In B to I > oapo.
Br. Louis , Mo. , Jan. 22. Ono of the Shop'
nrd boys who escaped from the ofilccra a
Kogcrs , Ark. , yesterday , was found dead ti
the baggage car when the train arrived there
Ho was shot and killed while trying to os
capo. Deputy Sheriff Wight , who was she
by the outlaws , will die.
Will Id-main in Stntti Quo.
Dum.iK , Jan , li'--Tho Express today an
nounccd that Parnell , O'Brien , Dillon aw
McCarthy have simply como to nn agroomen' '
in regard to maintaining a status < mo untl
the next general election ,
IturfJntn by n Wild inulno.
iviMo. , Jan. 23. A local train 01
the Boston & Maine road was run Into by i
wild engine at Scarborough Bench. Severn
trainmen were seriously Injured and the pass
enters badly shalftn up.
The I'Iro Itconrd.
MAiiQur.TTii , Mich. , Jan. W. Hcgnr t
Johusou1 ! * woodworking plant and Minln ;
Journal ( ncwspaiior ) were burned tonlgh
and the Ncstcr block was partially damaged
Total loss , f,000. )
ANOTHER CLEAN KNOCK'OUT ,
Both Bojd and Majors Mast Sign the Con
current Resolution ,
SO THE SUPREME COURT HAS RULED ,
\ i
The House Will A.Bk ISx-Onvcmor
Tlmynr to KurnlNb Information
Concerning the Affairs
of tlio State.
r , Neb. , Jan. 22. [ Special Telegram
to TUB ncK.Tha Joint convention mot this
morning at 10 o'clock nnd Immediately took a
recess until 2 o'clock In order to Lear the de
cision ot the supreme court on the questions
submitted yesterday.
The supreme court mot nt It o'clock nnd
Judge Cobh gave an oral opinion on the ques
tions submitted by the Joint convention. Ho
reviewed nil the laws nnd constitutional pro *
visions on the subject from territorial times
ami the delivery occupied ono hour. The
court hold that It Is essential
to the validity of a concurrent
I'esolutlon for any purpose whatever that It
should hnvo the signature ot the presiding
olllcor of the senate. That signature Is la
the nature of aeortlllcato that the proceedings -
ings and vote on the measure were correct.
It Is no such act as would excuse the presid
ing ollleor from its perfprnmnco oven
when n party in interest. The court win of
ttiu opinion before investigating tlio matter
that this kind of a joint resolution need not
bo presented to the governor for his signa-
tine , especially when ho is a party in Inter
est ; but the couit had been "foicod to
the conclusion that there was no way
'
out of construing the constitution and law n'l
requiring that this resolution must IKI sub
mitted to the governor for tils i-onsidnratlon ,
The present Joint convention , therefore , Is
not a legal meeting.
The court expressed the opinion that anew
now resolution should be Introduced
naming a ditto Jar enough In
the future to nllow each honso to
read It on three separate days and glvo the
uovernortlio tlmo allowed by the constitution
for his consideration.
If Unit ruling bo followed , the joint conven
tion will bo postponed at least ten days.
Tlio joint convention reassembled nt 3
o'clock. Kruso ( hid ) asked if tlio coiiiinlttco
appointed to wait on the supreme court hnd
nnv report to mako.
The speaker said the committee hnd no ro-
poit.Scott
Scott ( hid ) wanted to know -under
, vliiit authority the convention was con-
cned and the speaiccr answered
hat a recess had been tnkcn to
his hour. The speaker announced that the
001111111110610 wait on the court were Shradur ,
T.iylor of Johnson and Cnpok , and they had
lover b"cn discharged. ,
Shriulcr thought the committee might go to
ha court and obtain the opinion
Howe thought Sur.ulor might orally report
ho result and bhrader supposed ho could.
Stevens of Kimms Insisted on obtaining a
.vrltton opinion and Insisted on putting the
supreme court on record , and persisted In
ipoaking ami'i much confusion. Ho suld ho
i.id heard coiillictlng reports. "Wo are
making history [ cheers ] , and I want to sou
hat court go on record. "
Howe said that to wnlt until the supreme
court reduced Its opinion to writing would
only cnuso unnecessary delay.
Newbcrry desired to see the opinion In
writing.
Fowl was ( prepared to hear a statement
from Shrader and was satisfied It would bo
correct. .
-W.Crumb ( rep ) thought. , they all'understood
what the decision was"Vx1 ? * * ' + * f\-r"-i
Horn ( ind. ) agreed with Cramb and
wanted to go ahead and do business.
Senator Dunn ( ind. ) said : * ' 'I nm tired of
wasting time. "
Slovens finally said that as the court had
announced they would Illo their opinion In duo
tlmo so they can get It on record , ho would
withdraw his motion.
Modlo ( liul.snld ) they had stepped down
as the law making power when they submit
ted the question to a coiiKlomeratcd mass of
human Iniquity. [ Cheers and hlsse.s.l
Cornish tried In vain to obtain the floor to
announce the opinion of the court and finally
succeeded In doing so and read the law gov
erning the case.
Jones ( lud ) said It took two hours to do-
llvur the opinion orally , and whydolav.
Several motions were mauu from both sides.
No one being able to tell what was pending
thn speaker was interrogated and said : "That
is what I am trying to find out. " [ Laugh-
tor. I
Sen itor Poyntcr thought the report of the
committee should bo inada orally ,
Hohan declined to withdraw his .resolution
to send u committee to the supreme court.
Howe and White Indulged in nn exulting
colloquy over technical points.
Senator Stevens said ho heard the court
had decided In two different ways nnd ho
wanted to got at the real facts.
Senator Swltzler stated that the court Is
required by law to reduce their opinions to
writing , and why Insult the court by request-
hiK them to do their duty.
The roll call on the motion by White to Indefinitely -
definitely postpone Stevens' resolution to
send the committee to the court , requesting
that body to file their opinion with the legis
lature in writing , was finally completed and
resulted In OS yeas nnd (55 ( nays. Howe
voted with the independents and Felchtln-
ger , Gale. Ilormnn , Kruso , Wnldron and
Williams , Independents , with the other side ,
and the war went merrily on.
O ff/iT TO n'OKK.
A Move to Postpone the Coiitonl Until
Iiiilo in the HcBHlon.
LIXCOI.V , Nob. , Jan. 33. < [ Sprcial Tola-
gram to Tun BKK. ] Peace sheds her bo
nlgn radiance over the warring factions to
night nnd the quiet Is unbroken except when
a sore independent refers to th < - supreme
court In such picturesque plirao as"a con
glomerated mass of human Iniquity. " The
Independents must go through a proscribed
routine to get Into Jolatconvontloa again , and
they need do no scheming unless obstruction
Is olTorcd. The opposition uru simply on the
defensive against p.issionato action and un
fair consideration. Both camps nro therefore
quiet , and news is next to nil.
The Independents In the house have started
-machinery for another convention oa
February r > . The Independents in the senate
nro anxious to grind out fiomo nccdod legisla
tion , and suggest setting the contest for a
tlmo subsequent to the torty days allowed
for the Introduction of bills. The contostces
are reaily to go ou with their trial pro
viding they got a square deal , but seine
over zealous Irlcndinny undertake tooostruct
tint IIRW concurrent resolution. In due tlmo
it will goon the house calendar , There nro
IL'O ' hills ahead of it , which may hn > to bo
disposed of before tlio resolution is reached ,
unless the indQpondrints muster a two-thirds
vulo to Euspcud the i-ilos. Anot tier delay
might bo made In the Eonato if the opposition
should ho so disposed. It Is not at all unlikely -
likely , therefore , that the trial will bo post
poned until mto in February.
Tlio Independents want railroad regulation ,
a change in the usury law , and n few other
measures , If the contest bo postponed , as in
dicated , and thn legislature pass rcasoimlilo
'blllit that Governor lioyd can Mgn , tihrewd
l > ollllcil proniiot.H nay they Vill not bo sur
prised to bco the contest thrown out of court ,
The signs point that way , There is a grow *
ing contingent of fair mlndod Independents
who nro not fighting for spoils , but who do
most earnestly want u few measures for the
relief of the agricultural du.ssoi.
n tt us u ,
Thayer Atfknd I'or Information Con *
doming thn Ht'ito'H AfT.ilrx ,
LINCOI.V , Neb , , Jan , IM. [ SpecialTelegram
to Tin : HKIIn : ] the house numoroui peti
tions were read.
Gardner tried to got up the bill for SU *
